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More is easier? Testing the role of fluency in the more-credible effect [PDF]
People are more likely to endorse statements of the form "A is more than B" than those of the form "B is less than A", even though the ordinal relationship being described is identical in both cases – a result I dub the "more-credible" effect. This paper
William J. Skylark
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Less-is-more effects without the recognition heuristic [PDF]
Inferences consistent with “recognition-based” decision-making may be drawn for various reasons other than recognition alone. We demonstrate that, for 2-alternative forced-choice decision tasks, less-is-more effects (reduced performance with additional ...
C. Philip Beaman +6 more
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Virtual reality (VR) is a powerful method of redirecting attention away from pain. Yet, little is known about which factors modulate the size of this distraction effect.
Katharina Barcatta +4 more
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Hypothesized drivers of the bias blind spot—cognitive sophistication, introspection bias, and conversational processes [PDF]
Individuals often assess themselves as being less susceptible to common biases compared to others. This bias blind spot (BBS) is thought to represent a metacognitive error.
David R. Mandel +4 more
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IntroductionAneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH) is a type of stroke that occurs due to a ruptured intracranial aneurysm. Although advanced therapies have been applied to treat aSAH, patients still suffer from functional impairment leading to ...
Xiaolong Yang +9 more
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Implication of autophagy in the antifibrogenic effect of Rilpivirine: when more is less
As the main extracellular matrix-producing cells, activated hepatic stellate cells (HSC) are fundamental mediators of liver fibrosis (LF), and understanding their activation/inactivation mechanisms is paramount to the search for novel therapeutics.
Federico Lucantoni +7 more
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When less is not more: the effect of transparent masks on facial attractiveness judgment
During the COVID-19 pandemic, face masks have been widely used in daily life. Previous studies have suggested that faces wearing typical masks that occlude the lower half of the face are perceived as more attractive than face without masks.
Yongseong Lee, Su Keun Jeong
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Since Voas and Crockett (2005), a consensus has emerged in the sociology of religions on the fact that secularization is largely due to a cohort effect. That is, each birth cohort is less religious than the previous one.
Christophe Monnot, Boris Wernli
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To trade or not to trade: The moderating role of vividness when exchanging gambles [PDF]
Individuals are generally reluctant to trade goods---a phenomenon identified as the endowment effect. This paper focuses on consumers' puzzling reluctance to exchange gambles, and in particular lottery tickets with identical distribution (i.e., same odds
Michal Maimaran
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Some evidence suggests that people behave more cooperatively and generously when observed or in the presence of images of eyes (termed the 'watching eyes' effect).
Amanda Rotella +3 more
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